Election Commission of India
Permanent and independent constitutional body (Article 324) ensuring free and fair elections in India.
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Constitutional Provision
Article 324 vests superintendence, direction, and control of elections in ECI. Consists of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.
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Powers & Functions
Determining territorial areas (Delimitation), Preparing electoral rolls, Notifying schedules, Registering parties, Granting symbols.
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Independence
CEC removal same as Supreme Court Judge. Service conditions cannot be varied to their disadvantage. Charged expenditure.
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Model Code of Conduct
Guidelines for parties and candidates. Operative from date of schedule announcement. Lack of statutory backing.
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Recent Reforms
VVPAT usage, Electoral Bonds (scrapped), Remote Voting Machine proposal, E-EPIC.